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the purchase OF bonds, while the latter lroposa
would redude the ncipal of the dsbt by actua
payment, instoad OF extending IT,
The proposition to deposit the m oney held b.
the rovernment in banks throughcu ut the coun
try for use by the people, is. it seems to me.
EXCEEDINGLY OBJECTIONABLE
In principle as establishing too c,ose relation
snip between tho operations OF the Government
too extensive commingling OF their money, thu
restoring an unnatural reliance In private bust
ness npon public funds. Ii this scheme shoulC
De adopted It should only be done as u tempo
Iary expedtent TO meet an urgent necessity
Legislative and executive effort should gener
ally be In the opposite direction and should
nave tendency to divorce, as much and al
last as can safely be done, tho Treasury De
partment from private enterprise.
Of course II IL not expected that unnecessary
and extravagant appropriations will be made
sor ,ne purpose OF avoiding the accumulation o.
sides the Generalization Of ali Just conceptions
OF public duty which IL entails, stimulates q
haDit OF reckless improvidence not i'm the least
consistent with the mission OF our people or the
ment.
have deemed it my duty to thus bring to
the knowledge OF my countrymen, as well as
tHafsssd w@it6 the reSpOhsfbiiny aseatattFel
relief, the
GRAVITY or OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION
The failure of the Congress heretofore to pro-
VI vie against the dangers which it was quite ev.
ldont the very nature OF the difbcul must
necessarily produce, caused co .dition OF
nnauctal distress and appre hension since your
last adjournment whic taxed to the utmost
all the authority and exped ents Lithin xecu-
tive control, and these appear now to be ex-
hausted. II disaster results from the contin-
ned inactton OF Congress, the responsible ity
must rest whore IL belongs
though the situation thus far considered is
fraught with danger which should be fully re-
alized, and though 1t presents features of
wrong TO the people rs we'll as peril to the couii-
-
perfectly palpable ana apparent cause, con-
stantly producing the same charming ciTeum-
stInoes-a congested National Treasury and a
depleted monetary condition In the business OF
the country. 1t need hardly be stated that
while the present situation demands a remedy,
we can only be saved from like predicament
IN tne future by the removal of the cause,
5CHEME or TAXATION
our scheme of taxation, by means OF which
this needless surplus is tlken from the people
and put into the public troasury consists OF A
tariff or duty levied upon importations from
abroad, and internal-rey enue taxes levied upon
the consumption of tob lcco and spirituous and
matt liquors. 1t must be conceded that none of
the things b.ected to intefnalrevenue taxa
ton are. strictly speaking, necessaries; there
90 Ss ne Sss Or s M Sf sss and there
seems to be nothing 80 well able to bear the
burden without hardship to any portion OF the
people
But our present tariff iawr-the vicious. IN.
equitable and Illegal source of unnecessary tax
at.on-ought to be at once revised and amend
ed These laws, as their primary and pain
effect raise the price to consumers Of all art oles
import sd and subject to duty by precisely III,
sum paid for such duties Thus the amount
OF the duty measures the tax paid by
those who purchase for use these imported
articles. Many of these things how
ever, are raised or manufactured in
our own country, and the dLt ties now levied up
ON foreign grains and products are called pro
lection 70 these home manufactures, because
they render IL possible for those of our people
who are manufacturers to make these taxed ar
ticles and sell them for a price equal TO that
demanded for the iml orted goods that have
paid customs duty. So it happens that
while comparatively few uss the importod
articles, millions Of our PEOPLE, NhO never use
and never saw any OF tho imported roducts,
purchase and use things of the Same kiud
made in this country, and pay there
f'r nearly or quite the same enhar sd
price which the duty adds to the imI orted
articles Thoso who buy imports pay The duty
charged thereon iutJ Il pubic Treasury, bat
tasfg frABb o d7 4is ddfy 10 the
home manufacturer. This refer 5nce to the OPP
ei alton OF our tariff laws is not made by way OF
restr. ction. but In order that we may be col
stantly reminded OF the manner in which they
impose O burden upon those who consume do
mt site roducts as we'll as those who consume
imported articles, and thls create tat upon
NIL our people.
IL is not proposed TO entirely relieve the coun.
try of this taxation. 1t must be extensively con-
tinued as tine source Cf the Governments in
0 lme and in a rea llustment OF our tariff the il
tercsts OF Anne l. an labor eng Ig d in manufact-
ure sic nd BE- carefully considered, as well ns
tho preservatit n OF our manufactures. It may
be allied protection, or by any other name, but
relief from tae hardshirs on / dangers OF our
prosent tlriff laws should bs devised with cspc-
cial precaution against importing the exis Ell o
OF our manufacturing int rests. But this
which, without regard to the public
welfare or national exigoncy must al
ways insure the realization OF immense
profits instead of moderately proftIble returns.
AQ n VOlum0 and CiVoTSltlea
activities increase new recruits are aided to
those who desire a continuation OF the advan-
tagos which thsy conceive the present system
stubbornly have all efforts to reform the res
ent cond ition been resis;eI by those OF o r
fellow-citisens thus engaged thIt they can
sa ~ ~ sufn extent, Innt There exists all
oRIANIzED coMBINArIoS
along the line to maintain tI o r advantage.
We are in the midsto of centennial cele brations
and with bocom IL pr do we rejoice in Ameri-
can skill rnd ingenuity, in American energy
and enterprise, aud in the wonderful n uural
advantages and resources developed by cen
tury's national growth. Yet when an nttem Vt
is made to justify scheme which perm t u
tax To be laid upon every consumer in { 10 lnnd
for the benefit OF our manufacturers, quit D..
yond reasonable demand I n governmental
regard it suits the purpos, of I'd o, acy TO call
our manufatt res lnfaut industries, still ncod-
ing the highest aud greatest dcgree of favor ana
ftsterins care that can be wruny from Federal
leg Station.
THE woRXINGMAN's PoIrtoN
1t is also said that the increase in the price OF
domestic manufactures resulting from the
prest mt tIrif is necessary In order that higher
wages may be pail To our workingmen ON
ployed in manufactures than are paid for wnat
is called the pauper labor Of EUROPE All will
acknowledge the force OF an argument which
involves the welfare and libe al compen.
sation of our labodng people Our labor
is honorable in the eyes OF every Amer
lean citizen, and as il lies ut the foun-
dat of MI
IL is entitled, without hffe; taton or hy-
pocrisy, to the utn regard. The standard
Of our laborers' life shogll not be measured
by that of any other country less favored, and
they are entitled to their full share OF all orr
advantages
BY the last census it is made to appear that Of
the II, ,392, ,099 of our population engaged in all
kinds OF industries 16IJ.4D3 are employe in
agriculture, 4,074,2 ,23S in profession aud per
sonal service l29lI,s76 Of whom arc domestic
servants and laborersl while l,Sl0,2J5 are EN-.
ployed in trade and transportation and 3sl7,
III are classed as employed in manufacturing
and mining.
For present purposes, however, the last mum
Der given should be considerably reduced
Without attempting to enumeTate ALL it will bs
conceded that there should be deducted from
those which IL includes 37j,l43 carpenters and
joiners. 2SJ, is2 milliners, dressmakers and
seamstresses, 172.71 backsmiths, 1915
tailols and tailoresses, lJ3, l73 masons rs, 24l
butchers, 4I,9oo bakers, 22,0si plasterers
and 1891 engaged in manufacturing agri
cultural implements amounting in tho ag
gregate to l,2l4,C2i, leaving 2,62I, persons
employel in such manufacturing industries
as are claimed to be benefited by n high
tariff To those the appeal is made to save
their employment and maintain their wages b,
resisting n chan 20. There should be no dis.
position 20 answer such suggestions by the al
legation that they are in minority amonl
those who labor. and thereby should fore 20 an
advantage, in the interest of low prices for the
majority THAR comDanaetic., as Il may be
affected by the er-twAon OF tariff laws, should
at all times be scrupulouslv kept In view
and yet with slight reflection they will not over
look the fact that they are consumers with tn,
rest and they. too. have their wants and thos,
OF their families TO supply from their ear nlngs
md IN at tho nrica NhA IN riaa Of M